Aircraft in Colorado really do check how fast you drive. Here’s how

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Colorado State Patrol Trooper Nate Reid in Patrol’s hangar at Centennial Airport, Feb. 13, 2024.

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Then wing of a Colorado State Patrol Cessna airplane used by Troopers to enforce speed limits on Colorado highways, at Centennial Airport, Feb. 13, 2024.

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In the cabin of his Cessna airplane, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Nate Reid holds the stopwatch he uses to catch drivers speeding on Colorado highways, at Patrol’s hangar at Centennial Airport, Feb. 13, 2024.

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